San Jose, United States vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$4052
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$2077
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	87	52
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.01M	842K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 140% more expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 8th and 3440th ($3962 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 29th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.3 months in Turin. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Turin ranked 11th in Italy, while ranked 148th and 525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Turin

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	San Jose	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$3.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$777
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$587
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$1386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$1051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$4631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$7.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$9.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$12465

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

Cities near Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1342
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1275
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1338
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1354
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1375
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1294
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1694
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1290
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1471
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1769
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1602
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1660
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1458
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$2014
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1577
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1817
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1649
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2370
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$2465
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1490
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1675
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1631
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1885
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1782
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1556
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1371
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2884
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1516
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1392
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$7861
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1876
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1581
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1934
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1606
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1498